Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus

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AI2501, AI2501H, I2501C, AI2501B

SM-S947B, SM-S947B/DS, SM-S947U, SM-S947U1, SM-S947W, SM-S947N, SM-S9470, SM-S947E, SM-S947E/DS

2026, February 06

2026, March 04

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

163.8 x 77 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.03 x 0.35 in)

158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm (6.24 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)

220 g (7.76 oz)

190 g (6.70 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame, glass back IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Ebony Black, Sakura White, Sage Green

Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

LTPO AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio)

6.7 inches, 108.9 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)

Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, up to 2 major Android upgrades

Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN 10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW

Adreno 830

Adreno 840 - US/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW

12GB/16GB

12GB

256GB/512GB

256GB/512GB

50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

32 MP, f/2.4, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

Panorama, HDR

HDR, HDR10+

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

5500 mAh

Li-Ion 4900 mAh

65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired

45W wired

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

6.0, A2DP, LE

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

AnTuTu: 2702580 (v10) GeekBench: 9695 (v6) 3DMark: 5678 (Wild Life Extreme)

1965 nits max brightness (measured)

-27.7 LUFS (Good)

Active use score 15:50h